盖茨说，他为微软和英国之间的“特殊关系”感到骄傲。
他说：“英国是微软在美国本土之外设立子公司的第一个国家。我们在英国获得了宝贵的经验，这对构筑微软后来的跨国扩张是非常重要的。”
微软在英国设立的机构还包括1997年成立的微软剑桥研究院，该实验室位于剑桥镇，共有80位科学家在那里工作。2000年，比尔和梅林达·盖茨基金会宣布向剑桥大学捐赠2.1亿美元，用以创立一个针对来自英国之外的毕业生的奖学金项目。
accolade: ceremonial bestowal of knighthood（骑士授予礼，授予骑士称号的仪式）
recipient: one that receives or is receptive（接受者）
roster: a list, especially of names（花名册，登记表）
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